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Wife of Killed Cyclist Adam Uster: ‘Mayor Adams Doesn’t Care If It’s Safe to Ride a Bike in NYC’
As cyclists prepare to ride in protest from Union Square to City Hall on Wednesday, Frédérique Uster-Hug blames the mayor for the chaos on our roads.
October 10, 2023
The Moped Crisis: Safe Streets Group Issues Policy Recommendations
The city needs to rein in illegal mopeds with a combination of cracking down on rogue vendors, building safer roads for all users and better educating users.
September 12, 2023
The Albany Report Card: A Scoundrel’s ‘F’
This is not a gentlemen's B. This year's overall legislative session was one of the worst on record from a livable streets and street safety perspective — and it's mostly due to one man.
June 13, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Parking Book Party Edition
It's party time, livable streets style — with Henry Grabar and Aaron Gordon! Plus other news.
April 27, 2023
Poll Finds Majority of New Yorkers Favor Trading Parking Spots for Safer Streets
Most New Yorkers want the city to make streets safer for kids to bike and walk even if it makes driving hard or removes parking, according to a new poll.
April 24, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: We Have a Winner(s) Edition
our colleagues at Open Plans held their first "Public Space Awards" to honor, well, the award-winning public spaces and, more important, the people who make them happen. Plus other news!
March 3, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Party with a Purpose Edition
Here's another reminder that our sister organization, Open Plans, is hosting its first annual “Public Space Awards” on March 2 in Soho. Plus all the day's news.
February 23, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: We Are Nothing if Not Eudaimonic Edition
Look, we're nothing if not eudaemonistic here at Streetsblog, you know, striving to be moral to produce happiness. Here's how you can help. Plus other news.
February 2, 2023
What the Livable Streets Movement Wants from Thursday’s State of the City Address
Mayor Adams’s State of the City address on Thursday will set the tone for the coming year — and you can learn a lot about a leader by what he or she chooses to highlight at such a public address.
January 25, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Support for School Streets Edition
The parent company of Streetsblog wants to help communities make their school house streets safer by creating the first-ever "School Streets Toolkit," plus a webinar next week. Plus other news.
January 19, 2023
